Shaun Thompson scored a late equaliser for Bees to take the game to overtime. Picture by Bob Swann

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Bracknell Bees' miserable form against Slough Jets this season continued on Sunday night with a 6-5 penalty defeat against their local rivals at The Hive.

The point picked up from the loss leaves Bees sixth in the EPIHL table, with the result meaning the Jets have now enjoyed five straight victories over their Berkshire neighbours in 2012/2013.

The fixture, however, looked to be heading to a completely different conclusion when goals from Lukas Smital (6.55) and Matt Foord (7.17) helped Bees race into a 2-0 lead within the opening 10 minutes of the contest.

The scoreline remained that way until minutes before the end of the first period when Matt Towalski set up Darius Pliskauskas to reduce the deficit on the powerplay in the 16th minute.

A short-handed Jets side then levelled matters on 24.21 when Pliskauskas stroked the puck beyond Tom Annetts.

With momentum now firmly on their side, the visitors turned the game on its head just three minutes later when Slava Koulikov and Pliskauskas combined to set up Mindy Kieras for a goal as Bees were unable to hold out having given away a powerplay.

The lead, though, was to last only a matter of minutes, as good work from Jan Bendik and Martin Masa resulted in Smital getting the better of Gregg Rockman between the pipes for a second time (30.34).

But on 33.43 Slough made the most of yet another numerical advantage when Kieras turned the puck home to make it 4-3 – a lead they held going into the break for the third period.

The Jets then doubled their advantage when Frantisek Bakrlik, again on the powerplay, got the better of Annetts.

But the Bees were given a glimmer of hope when Towalski was penalised for falling on the puck in the crease, with the ever-reliable Shaun Thompson converting the penalty shot.

With just seconds of regular time remaining and coach Gareth Cox electing to swap Annetts for an extra attacker, Bees levelled when Thompson forced the puck home to send the game into overtime.

The extra five minutes, surprisingly, failed to separate the two sides as Bracknell, for the second weekend running, would need penalties to determine their fate.

But the scenario would again prove to be the side's downfall, as Smital, Thompson and Ollie Bronnimann all saw their free shots on goal saved by Rockman, as Pliskauskas settled the contest with a solitary penalty strike and his hat-trick.

Telford Tigers visit The Hive on Saturday (6pm). Bees then hit the road again on Sunday when they make the lengthy trip to the North West, where they will take on Manchester Phoenix (5.30pm).